. >>> is iss america's number one financial news program, "the wall street journal report." now, maria bartiromo. >>> here is a lookt what is making news as we head into a new week on wall street, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke was anything but jolly when he testified before congress, offering a down beat view of the economy. he says it was time for congress to enact fiscal policy. he didn't rule out anymore moves by the fed, but didn't promise any either. the fed's earnings in general, better than expected. by thuday, stocks had a three-day winning streak, but then fell by friday. >>> and ge,he world's largest company, beating expectations by some 3.1 million in the quarter. it passed analyst's predictions as bank of america and morgan stanley fell short. >>> and raising expectations, ebay, google, microsoft beat expectations, although microsoft did post its first ever loss. revenue a bit light as well. >>> and mixed housing results, driven by a jump in single family homes, rising by nearly 7%, existing homes falling more than 5%, although prices were higher. analyst